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Total Annihilation: The Rise of Zara

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Chapter 1 - Chapter 1: The Beauty of the Gods on the Cursed Tongue of Demons - Betrayal

Many millennia ago, gods and demons coexisted in the holy land of Asiria. The rulers of Asiria were Oriens, the king of the gods, and Buer, the king of the demons.

They were brothers, and their origins remain a mystery, no one knows who their parents were or if they were the creators of Asiria.

However, both gods and demons were bound from birth to show respect, gifts, and prayers to a woman named Medea.

Medea was never seen by the eyes of demons or gods, both of whom concluded that she was the mother of Oriens and Buer. Although she had several sons and daughters, these two were her favorites.

However, this understanding was based solely on their assumptions, as Oriens and Buer never publicly revealed who she truly was or why they honored her so deeply.

At the taste of wine, others gossiped that Medea was the lover of Osiris, sharing her affections with his brother Buer. Yet, this gossip was short-lived, for anyone who dared to mock Medea's name faced instant death.

Thus, the legend of Medea remained ingrained in their minds as the mother of all. At communal feasts, both gods and demons sang songs celebrating Medea and her unparalleled beauty. It is said that Osiris searched for decades for a goddess who could match Medea's beauty, but he never succeeded.

Medea's statue stood in the center of Asiria, which covered an area of 352,000 square kilometers ( 135.907 square miles ) and soared to a height of 10,000 meters ( approximately 32.000 feet ). It was carved from the sapphire of the gods and adorned with the most precious and beautiful materials found in the land. This statue represented absolute perfection and beauty to both gods and demons.

The inhabitants of Asiria believed that Oriens and Buer were the creators of their realm and referred to them as fathers, while Medea was revered as the mother. 

For an eternity, Oriens and Buer lived in harmony, giving birth to sons and daughters, celebrating together, and fostering a peaceful existence devoid of conflict between gods and demons. Families were often formed between them, and the beauty of demons was equal to that of the gods, making it commonplace for them to have children who were half-gods and half-demons.

Peace lasted for an extraordinarily long time, but it was shattered when no one thought it possible. Bala, the most beautiful of Buer's sons, poisoned the wine of Oriens. He breathed his last in the arms of his brother, Buer.

Bala was harshly punished, laid at the feet of Medea's statue, beaten, and tortured until only his bones remained.

He sacrificed his son, paid a significant tribute, and even attempted to renounce the crown in favor of peace, but, despite Buer's efforts, it was not enough for peace; 

Diomedes, the eldest son of Oriens, launched a ferocious attack on the demons. The gods began to kill, persecute, and hunt them.

Children who did not have the pure blood of a god were killed, women who loved a demon were killed, and men who dared to look after demon women had their sexual organs cut off and killed.

Diomedes initiated a total annihilation of demons in Asiria. Despite Buer's repeated attempts to make peace, he was disheartened by Diomedes' determination to eradicate the demons from Asiria. Overcome with grief for his brother, Buer ultimately took his own life atop the statue of Medea, hoping it would bring him closer to his sibling.

Blood flowed through the cities of Asiria, and the brutality of Diomedes had elevated him to the throne. No one dared to look up to him; neither god nor demon had ever witnessed someone as ruthless and bloodthirsty as Diomedes.

One night, however, Oriens, Diomedes' father, appeared to him in a dream. Oriens stood in the middle of a beautiful garden alongside Buer. 

In this dream, Diomedes felt as if he were being mouth-stitched up. He tried to yell at his father to get his attention, but it was futile. He began to run frantically toward Oriens. Just as Diomedes almost reached him, the earth swallowed him whole, and he fell into a dark abyss that even the sun's rays could not reach.

At the bottom, Diomedes found Medea waiting for him. When he raised his gaze to look at her, his eyes ignited in flames. Blinded, he heard Medea approach him and then felt her break his neck.

His hands felt broken, and his ears sensed a slicing pain; he couldn't hear anything as darkness enveloped him. He felt his knees touch the ground, yet at the same time, it felt as if he were floating in a void, lost in nothingness.

He could feel his flesh flying away, slice by slice, and paranoia washed over him more intensely than ever before. For the first time in his life, he experienced true fear. He couldn't cry, move, or react in any way.

But then he felt Medea kiss him on the forehead. At that moment, his fear vanished, replaced by an incredible warmth that engulfed him. His body calmed down, and every trace of pain or hatred was annihilated, leaving only feelings of peace.

Once the heat faded, Diomedes was able to open his eyes. To his shock, he saw his body lying six feet away, devoured by crows. In an instant, he realized he had been decapitated and abandoned in the abyss. 

Diomedes awoke, terrified, and pondered his dream throughout the night.

The following morning, when the sun's rays did not fully reach the ground yet, he made offerings to Medea and decided to give away all of his accumulated wealth to her.

On his way home, he contemplated a solution. Although he could not forgive the demons and felt a deep hatred for them, he realized that they were also the offspring of Medea. He wanted to avoid invoking her anger, as he understood the warning she had conveyed to him in his dream. 

The last thing he wanted was for his dream to come true; just the thought of Medea visiting him made his knees shake.

Returning to the palace, he called upon all the gods, to say his decisions.

" I want Buer's body to be found and placed next to my father's in the most beautiful garden you can find in Asiria. Then, seal the garden so that no one will ever enter it again. 

The demons shall be cursed and cast to the earth, while only the sons and daughters of Buer shall not face this curse; however, they too shall be exiled. There, they may find either peace or death, far from us "

The gods agreed with Diomedes' decision. Some were even pleased, for after an eternity of peace, witnessing so much blood and tears evoked their pity for the demons as well.

Diomedes was recognized as the god of the gods and the absolute ruler.

Diomedes conquered all of Asiria; all demons were banished to the earth, and no demi-gods were allowed to escape, they were all killed. As a result, the blood of the gods remained pure and confined to Asiria.